Gold Star parents Laurie and Richard E. Baylis, whose son Matthew was killed in Iraq on May 31, 2007, listen to the Prayer for Fallen Soldiers recited by Gold Star Mother Michelle McNaughton during Memorial Day services held at Calverton National Cemetery. (May 27, 2013)

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From left, AJ Palmieri, Patrick Lally and John Douglas Tarpey cheer as the Long Beach Memorial Day parade heads down Beech Street in Long Beach. (May 27, 2013)

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Mikayla Harberlack, left, cheers as the Long Beach Memorial Day parade heads down Beech Street in Long Beach. (May 27, 2013)

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Vivian Schutta, 1, cheers as the Long Beach Memorial Day parade heads down Beech Street in Long Beach. (May 27, 2013)

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Jim Russen with his son Zachary on his shoulders cheer as the Long Beach Memorial Day parade heads down Beech Street in Long Beach. (May 27, 2013)

Beach goers hit the sand on Memorial Day in Long Beach. (May 27, 2013)

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There are many things to do and enjoy at Long Beach (off Long Beach Rd., Long Beach). You'll find a boat ramp, marina, pavilion, fishing area, food stand, showers, sailing and motorboats and windsurf lessons (fee).

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Parade goers cheer as the Long Beach Memorial Day parade heads down Park Avenue in Long Beach. (May 27, 2013)

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Beach goers hit the beach on Memorial Day in Long Beach. (May 27, 2013)

Members of the Long Beach Middle School Band march down Beech Street during the Long Beach Memorial Day parade. (May 27, 2013)

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Members of the Long Beach Elementary Band march down Park Avenue during the Long Beach Memorial Day parade. (May 27, 2013)

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Members of the Long Beach High School marching band head down Beech Street during the Long Beach Memorial Day Parade. (May 27, 2013)

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Alice Lovejoy Timmons, in white, is presented with an American flag during a ceremony in Farmingdale to honor the memory of her aunt, Alice Lovejoy, one of 38 Women Airforce Service Pilots who died while flying for their country. (May 27, 2013)

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Historian Julie Lauria-Blum, left, and Alice Lovejoy Timmons embrace after a ceremony in Farmingdale to honor the memory of Timmons' aunt, Alice Lovejoy, one of 38 Women Airforce Service Pilots who died while flying for their country. (May 27, 2013)

Chris Nastasi and daughter Willow watch a color guard march down Jobs Lane in Southampton Village during the annual Memorial Day Parade. (May 27, 2013)

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Robert Harding, 84, an original Montford Point Marine, gets a kiss from his granddaughter Pfc. Brittney McKenzie during Memorial Day ceremonies in Roosevelt. He received the Congressional Gold Medal, the nation's highest civilian honor, at the event. (May 27, 2013)

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Robert Harding, 84, an original Montford Point Marine, is escorted back to his seat after receiving the Congressional Gold Medal, the nation's highest civilian honor, at Memorial Day ceremonies in Roosevelt. Last year, surviving troops from the World War II Montford Point Marines -- who desegregated the last military branch that had excluded African-Americans -- were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, but Harding had been too ill to make the trip. (May 27, 2013)

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Robert Harding, 84, an original Montford Point Marine, and his granddaughter Pfc. Brittney McKenzie, who deploys to Afghanistan next week, attend Memorial Day ceremonies in Roosevelt, where he was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the nation's highest civilian honor. The medal hangs from the red, white and blue ribbon around his neck. (May 27, 2013)

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Islip Girl Scouts Madison Tharp, 8, and Anna Rahner, 8, hold a banner they made with Anna's mother and troop leader Jennifer Rahner, her son Alex, 6, and Ken Nevor, a disabled Vietnam veteran, during the Town of Islip Memorial Day Parade on Main Street. (May 27, 2013)

Army veteran David J. Hazarian, 85, of Bay Shore sits with daughter Lydia Kaboolian, 50, and wife Johanna Hazarian, 78, after serving as grand marshal of the Town of Islip Memorial Day Parade. (May 27, 2013)

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Jim Muller, 47, an Army veteran from East Islip who served in the 101st Airborne Division, attends the Town of Islip Memorial Day Parade with his son, Brenden, 4. (May 27, 2013)

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A local Girl Scout carries an American flag down Main Street during the Town of Islip Memorial Day Parade. (May 27, 2013)

From left, Julius Freeman and William Thomas Jr., both Tuskeegee Airmen, and Frank Neal of the Nassau County American Legion observe a moment of silence in honor of fallen servicemen at Greenfield Cemetery in Uniondale during a brief ceremony before the Hempstead Village Memorial Day parade. (May 26, 2013)

Morris Miller, officer of the day for the Veterans of the Vietnam War, salutes a wreath with Gold Star mothers Kathryn T. Cross, left, and Katherine Mack, during Memorial Day weekend services at Long Island National Cemetery in Pinelawn. (May 26, 2013)

Members of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 82 in Hicksville march in a ceremony at Long Island National Cemetery in Pinelawn on Sunday afternoon during services marking the Memorial Day weekend. (May 26, 2013)

Ted Gentile of Seaford watches Memorial Day weekend ceremonies at Long Island National Cemetery in Pinelawn with his grandchildren Maria Philemona Gentile, 6, and John Marie Gentile, 5. The children's great grandfather is buried at the cemetery.

Stephen Tokach, 3, of Mastic, uses chalk and a paintbrush for his mural at the East End Arts' 17th annual Community Mosaic and Street Painting Festival in Riverhead. (May 26, 2013)

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Amateur artist Fred Baumbach, 55, of Center Moriches, works on a chalk mural at the East End Arts' annual Community Mosaic and Street Painting Festival in Riverhead. Behind him, Rod Tryon, 58, of Cutchogue, who has been creating street art around the world for 25 years, works on his own drawing. (May 26, 2013)

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Volunteer firefighter Elijah Tyre, 22, of Riverhead, draws a mural on East Main Street in Riverhead for the Jamesport Fire Department during East End Arts' Community Mosaic and Street Painting Festival. (May 26, 2013)

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Joanne McGiveron, 40, of East Patchogue, uses a picture of St. Mary as inspiration for her contribution of the East End Arts Council's annual Community Mosaic and Street Painting Festival in Riverhead. (May 26, 2013)

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Dozens of children and adults work on a community mosaic using chalk at the East End Arts' annual Community Mosaic and Street Painting Festival in Riverhead. (May 26, 2013)

Frank Bania of Boots on the Ground, a Long Island-based Veterans aid organization, gives a speech about commemorating fallen soldiers and veterans at home during the Montauk Memorial Day Parade. (May 26, 2013)

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Patrick Murray of West Babylon Boy Scout Troop 175, holds flags to be placed at gravesites at Calverton National Cemetery during 19th annual Memorial Day flag placement. (May 25, 2013)

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Rain did not stop Mikela Thomas, 8, of Ronkonkoma, from placing a flag on a grave during the 19th annual Memorial Day flag placement to honor military men and women buried at Calverton National Cemetery. (May 25, 2013)

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Flags placed at military graves at Calverton National Cemetery during the annual Memorial Day flag placement. (May 25, 2013)

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Two people stand before a grave in Calverton National Cemetery as rain falls. (May 25, 2013)

Chrystyna Kestler from Shelter Island, mother of fallen soldier 1st Lt. Joseph J. Theinert, who was killed almost three years ago while serving in Afghanistan, visits Our Lady of the Isle cemetery where her son is buried in Shelter Island. (May 25, 2013)

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Chrystyna Kestler from Shelter Island, mother of fallen soldier 1st Lt. Joseph J. Theinert, who was killed almost three years ago while serving in Afghanistan, visits Our Lady of the Isle cemetery where her son is buried in Shelter Island. (May 25, 2013)

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Shelter Island resident Chrystyna Kestler, mother of 1st Lt. Joseph J. Theinert -- who was killed almost three years ago while serving in Afghanistan -- visits Our Lady of the Isle cemetery in Shelter Island, where her son is buried. (May 25, 2013)

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The first heat of the Long Island Adventure 5K Mud Race takes off in Calverton. (May 25, 2013)

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A runner tries climbing a 10-foot wall toward the finish line of the Long Island Adventure 5K Mud Run in Calverton. (May 25, 2013)

Anastasia Johnson, 9, left, of Baldwin and her sister Leesa, 8, right, place flags as grave sites as volunteer groups plant American flags on each grave throughout the Long Island National Cemetery, Pinelawn in East Farmingdale. (May 25, 2013)

Kelly Wood, center, of West Islip, hands her son Finn, 6, of Cub Scout group 279 a flag with her other son, Devon, to her left, as volunteer groups plant American flags on each grave throughoutLong Island National Cemetery, Pinelawn in East Farmingdale. (May 25, 2013)

Aidan Mueller, 9, of West Islip Cub Scout 279 places a flag at a grave as volunteer groups plant American flags on each grave throughout Long Island National Cemetery, Pinelawn in East Farmingdale. (May 25, 2013)

Farmingdale American Legion Post 449 Commander Phillip Strehl searches for an open grave as volunteer groups plant American flags on each grave throughoutLong Island National Cemetery, Pinelawn in East Farmingdale. (May 25, 2013)

Aidan Mueller, 9, of West Islip Cub Scout 279 places a flag on a grave as volunteer groups plant American flags on each grave throughout Long Island National Cemetery, Pinelawn in East Farmingdale. (May 25, 2013)

From left, Kevin Greene, Brandon Sweeney, 10, Pierangelo Bonda-Riva, 10, and Justin Greene, 10, of the Recon Lacrosse group walk with flags as volunteers plant American flags on each grave at Long Island National Cemetery, Pinelawn. (May 25, 2013)

West Babylon high school chaperone Derek Daffara, left, and 10th grader Geo Amaya, right, place flags at grave sites as volunteer groups plant American flags on each grave throughout the Pinelawn National Cemetery in East Farmingdale. (May 25, 2013) Photo by Steve Pfost

Colleen Jones, of Greenlawn, places her hand on her uncle's grave after placing a flag near it as volunteer groups plant American flags on each grave throughout Long Island National Cemetery, Pinelawn in East Farmingdale. (May 25, 2013)

Colleen Jones, of Greenlawn, searches for her uncle's grave as volunteer groups plant American flags on each grave throughout Long Island National Cemetery, Pinelawn in East Farmingdale. (May 25, 2013)